Packaging coins.



P. E. BISLAND.

PACKAGING' 0 APPLICATION FILED A a. 21915.

mwmru Pafe n ted Feb., 15, 1916.

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- zBe it known that I, lnnssnnr E. BIsLANI), n of the United States, resldlng at lnronxville, in the county 'of Wcstchester and "Statew-of New York, have lnrentcd certain ow and'nsel'ul Improvements in Packaging Gong," and ldo hereby declare the lollowof .the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to-which it appertains to make and use the same. My invention relates to means for packaging coins in tubular flexible containers,

' whereby coins of any lenomination maybe ,.q|i-|cl'\'ly and easily packed in tubular casings of fibrous material.

In packa g1 ng coms her ito'ltore, the general practice hastbeen to count a required number of coins into the hand of the operator 7 and by juggling the coins in the hand, as semble them'into a rouleau, and then transfer the rouleau from the hand to a flat coin 1 \vrapper,'all of which is a slow and tedious operation. Moreover it frequently happens that 111 transferrmg the rouleau from the hand tgr'the wrapper, the column of coins buckles, thereby neccssltatmg a re-asscmbling of the coins in the hand. Again by the old method of packaging, it often happens that when the column of coins buckles, the coins fall from the hand, thus necessitating-not only a re-assemblihg but a recounting. I v

The object of my invention is to avoid these objections and also to facilitate the insertion of a column of coins into a previousl y prepared tubular wrapper, and to make the operation of packaging so obvious and simple that the most inexperienced person may, without dilliculty, package coins of any denomination. 1

To this end my invention comprises a; packaging tray, provided preferably Wltll a plurality of longitudinally extending grooves, adapted to-rece1 ve a rouleau of coins 111 such a manner .as. to cause the coins to automatically slant forward, the slant of said coins increasing toward one ,end of the groove, the said coins'being'sup ported in the centers.

In order that my invention may be clearly understood I have illustrated it in the'accompanyingdrawing, anddescribed it in. the following specification and claims.

grooves at points below their )'.-l)() a full, clear, and exact descrip-' preferably from ATENT OFFICE.

i-PRESSLEY E. BISL ND, on BRONXVYILLE, NEW YORK. A'SSIIGNORZTO ABBOTT com COUNTER coMrANY, OF NEW YORK, N.'Y., A CORPORATION OF DEL WARE.

PACKAGING coins.

, pe fi n of Letters l t t- PatentedFeb. 15, 1916. Application filed August 9, 1915. 7 Serial No. 44,559. v

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of my improved coilr packaging tray.- F1g.2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same In use in connection with a tubular wrapper. Fig. 3 is an end view of the tray looking from its forward"extremity.

In the drawing a represents my improved coin packaging tray which may be made of wood, glass, metal or any suitable material. 5, c, d are longitudinal grooves extending end to end of the tray,and are of different widthsas shown, to accommodate coins of different denominations. ltor exanlP fi, the groove 1) w ll'receivepen- D168 and dunes, the groove 0, mckels and quarters and the groove (Z, half dollars and a dollars. .lhese grooves are made wider than the coins they are to receive and are shallower amlnarn'iwer at one end, and deeper and wider at their opposite end, and are illclined preferably from end to end, the angle of inclination being grez'iter at their shallowerportions. By this construction it is obvious that thecoins willbe supported at points below their centers only and when a column of coins is placedin a groove, they will automatically slant forward, the slant of the coins being greater at that portion of the groove whlch 1s deeper and 'wider, thus very much facilitating the insertion of the entire column of coins into a prepared tubular wrapper a. It will'also be obvious that by having one endof the grooveshallow and narrower, the column of coins will, at that point, assume a more nearly vertical position, and may be readily engaged by the finger of the operator to sweep the column into the tubular wrapper.

The operation of my device .is as follows:

A convenient'number of coins of any de-- nomination, which may be quickly assembled into the rouleau, is-counted and placed in its appropriate groove, when the coins will automatically assume a forward slant as shown in Fig. 2. A tubular flexible coin wrapper c, is then addressed to the'forward end of the inclined column, and the column pushed forward from the rear and along the top edge, so as to maintain the angular delivery of the coins into the wrapper, where by the wrapper is quickly filled. After the wr: pper is filled the pressure of the fingers of t 10 operator brings the coins into proper position in the wrapper and the ends are folded in the usual-manner.

' the coins are automatically caused to It may be stated that in practice, the diameter of the tubular flexible coin wrapper is only frictionally greater than that of the coins which it is intended to contain,

so that the slant of the coins as they enter set forth, is improper functioning of the the wrapper, as heretofore portant to the device. It may also be stated thatinstead of pressing the coin column into the tubular wrapper, the tray may be tipped to a required angle and the coins poured into the wrapper, which the slant of the coins makes possible. i

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is z--- 1. A tray for packaging coins, comprising a block provided'with a groove to receive arouleau of .coins, said groove being of such curvature in cross section as'to contact with the coins at points below their center, the bottom of said groove being inclined relatively to the upper edges thereof, whereby slant toward the lower portion of the groove.

2. A tray for packaging coins comprising a block having a horizontally placed upper surface and provided with a groove to receive a rouleau of coins, said groove being of such curvature in cross section as to contact with the coins at points below their center, the bottom of said groove being inclined from end to end, whereby the coins are automatically caused to slant toward the lower portion of the groove.

3. A tray for packaging coins comprising I a block provided w th agroove to receive a rouleau of coins,-said groove being of such curvature in cross section as to contact with the coins atpoi-nts 'belovvrtheir-center and 4. A tray for packaging coins comprising a block provided with a groove. to receive a rouleau of coins, said groove being of such curvature in cross section, as to contact with the coins at points below theircenter, the bottom of said groove beinginclined from end to end, the angle of inclination being sharper at the shallow portion of the groove than at the deeper portion, whereby the coins are automatically caused to slant toward the lower portion ofthe groove.

5. A tray for packaging coins, comprising a block provided ith a groove to receive a rouleau of coins, said groove being of such curvature in cross section as to contact with the coins at points below their center, the bottom of sad angle of inclination being sharper. and the groove narrower at its shallow portion, whereby the coins are automatically caused to 'slant toward the lower portion of the groove, and the rear coins may be readily engaged by the finger of the operator.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

' PRESSLEY E, BI'SLAND.

groove being inclined, the 

